Lagoa Nova weather in January

In January, Lagoa Nova sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lagoa Nova's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:26 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 9th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Lagoa Nova is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lagoa Nova reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	22
2	33	22
3	33	22
4	33	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

How January really feels in Lagoa Nova

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lagoa Nova weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	58	8.9	12.3	4.0
Feb	32° / 22°	74	10	12.2	3.9
Mar	31° / 22°	117	14.3	12	3.9
Apr	31° / 22°	99	13.3	11.9	4.2
May	31° / 21°	47	8	11.7	4.9
Jun	30° / 21°	31	5.7	11.7	5.7
Jul	30° / 20°	20	3.6	11.7	6.0
Aug	31° / 20°	6	0.8	11.8	5.8
Sep	32° / 20°	2	0.4	12	5.2
Oct	33° / 21°	2	0.5	12.1	4.6
Nov	33° / 21°	3	0.7	12.3	4.4
Dec	33° / 22°	13	2.6	12.3	4.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	50	49	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	51	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lagoa Nova gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	20
5	21
6	22
7	23
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	33
30	32
31	31

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Muggy (%)	75	74	75	74	74	75	74	74	73	74	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	67	66	66	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
Oppressive (%)	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	75	6
2	19	74	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	74	8
5	18	74	8
6	17	75	8
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	73	10
10	16	74	10
11	16	73	11
12	16	72	12
13	15	72	13
14	15	71	14
15	14	71	15
16	14	70	16
17	14	69	17
18	13	69	18
19	13	67	20
20	13	66	21
21	12	66	22
22	12	65	23
23	12	65	23
24	12	64	24
25	12	63	25
26	11	63	26
27	11	63	26
28	11	63	26
29	11	63	26
30	11	63	26
31	11	63	26

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:19	5:39
2	12.3	5:19	5:40
3	12.3	5:20	5:40
4	12.3	5:20	5:41
5	12.3	5:21	5:41
6	12.3	5:21	5:41
7	12.3	5:22	5:42
8	12.3	5:22	5:42
9	12.3	5:22	5:43
10	12.3	5:23	5:43
11	12.3	5:23	5:43
12	12.3	5:24	5:44
13	12.3	5:24	5:44
14	12.3	5:25	5:44
15	12.3	5:25	5:44
16	12.3	5:26	5:45
17	12.3	5:26	5:45
18	12.3	5:26	5:45
19	12.3	5:27	5:45
20	12.3	5:27	5:46
21	12.3	5:28	5:46
22	12.3	5:28	5:46
23	12.3	5:28	5:46
24	12.3	5:29	5:46
25	12.3	5:29	5:47
26	12.3	5:30	5:47
27	12.3	5:30	5:47
28	12.3	5:30	5:47
29	12.3	5:31	5:47
30	12.3	5:31	5:47
31	12.3	5:31	5:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lagoa Nova?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Lagoa Nova for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lagoa Nova in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Lagoa Nova sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lagoa Nova in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lagoa Nova peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	16	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Nova?

Lagoa Nova sits at 6.1°S, 36.5°W, 588 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Currais Novos, 19 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Nova

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lagoa Nova.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Nova has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Lagoa Nova is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

285 m

grassland 49%

16 km

539 m

shrubs 70%

80 km

738 m

shrubs 77%

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← December Lagoa Nova year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Currais Novos 19 km · Picuí 48 km · Santa Cruz 52 km · Cuité 56 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Parelhas 69 km · Açu 75 km · Caicó 80 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / N; 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $10,713; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 89%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 19.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 482
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lagoa Nova (-6.094°, -36.4722°, elevation 588 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	22
2	33	22
3	33	22
4	33	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	20
5	21
6	22
7	23
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	33
30	32
31	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	75	6
2	19	74	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	74	8
5	18	74	8
6	17	75	8
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	73	10
10	16	74	10
11	16	73	11
12	16	72	12
13	15	72	13
14	15	71	14
15	14	71	15
16	14	70	16
17	14	69	17
18	13	69	18
19	13	67	20
20	13	66	21
21	12	66	22
22	12	65	23
23	12	65	23
24	12	64	24
25	12	63	25
26	11	63	26
27	11	63	26
28	11	63	26
29	11	63	26
30	11	63	26
31	11	63	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	22
2	33	22
3	33	22
4	33	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	20
5	21
6	22
7	23
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	33
30	32
31	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	75	6
2	19	74	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	74	8
5	18	74	8
6	17	75	8
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	73	10
10	16	74	10
11	16	73	11
12	16	72	12
13	15	72	13
14	15	71	14
15	14	71	15
16	14	70	16
17	14	69	17
18	13	69	18
19	13	67	20
20	13	66	21
21	12	66	22
22	12	65	23
23	12	65	23
24	12	64	24
25	12	63	25
26	11	63	26
27	11	63	26
28	11	63	26
29	11	63	26
30	11	63	26
31	11	63	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	22
2	33	22
3	33	22
4	33	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	22
25	32	22
26	32	22
27	32	22
28	32	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	51	49
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	19
4	20
5	21
6	22
7	23
8	23
9	24
10	25
11	26
12	27
13	28
14	29
15	30
16	31
17	31
18	32
19	32
20	33
21	33
22	34
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	34
27	34
28	33
29	33
30	32
31	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	19	75	6
2	19	74	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	74	8
5	18	74	8
6	17	75	8
7	17	74	9
8	17	74	9
9	17	73	10
10	16	74	10
11	16	73	11
12	16	72	12
13	15	72	13
14	15	71	14
15	14	71	15
16	14	70	16
17	14	69	17
18	13	69	18
19	13	67	20
20	13	66	21
21	12	66	22
22	12	65	23
23	12	65	23
24	12	64	24
25	12	63	25
26	11	63	26
27	11	63	26
28	11	63	26
29	11	63	26
30	11	63	26
31	11	63	26